I really hate that Obama claims to be above it all then does something as OBVIOUS as his "lipstick on a pig" line. THEN, the reformer guy who is NOT playing political games, swears....it was misunderstood and completely innocuous.
ARE YOU SHITTING ME?
Be a freaking man and just OWN up to whatever you meant instead of pointing the finger BACK to the other side and saying THEY are playing games or THEY are reading into things.
Be a man and play the damn game by the existing rules in an open manner, but DO NOT dare to continue to pretend to be above the fray when you are in the thick of it and LOVING every minute of it. It is sickening to watch and makes it harder and harder to force myself to go pull the lever for you when I already don't like you.
I hate that you pretend to be something you are not and never have been. (Is it a coincidence that the last time he used the "common" remark was in reference to Hillary Clinton?)
I am not convinced that every attack on Palin is out-and-out sexism, as the right screams anytime anyone has *any* criticism of her. (This after saying Hillary needed to not use her gender and "get over it" if she couldn't hang with the big boys. Uhm...okay.) But a line like this really crosses the line and makes it appear as if Obama is a pig himself. Why give them fodder? Why not pick one of the million OTHER cliches he might have selected? After all, words MATTER, right B.O.?
YES you don't look like the other faces on the dollar bills. Appearances are misleading, however, and looks do not make the person. Because you don't look like the rich white folks running things for the past 200+ years doesn't make you better or any less LIKE them.
I guess B.O. won't be happy until he hands the Republicans plenty of ammunition for free! Maybe he wants to be a "come back kid" and wants to see his standing in the polls go down before the election?
With more idiotic moves like this, it won't be long before enough people see him for what he is and decide that the "worse" of two evils isn't always a Republican! Either that, or they will be so sickened by BOTH sides that they decide to stay home. The stay at home group seems to be growing with every day that passes!
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Maybe I'm naive but I believe that he wasn't being sexist. Apparently this comment has been used by B.O. before twice..and only once was it referring to Hillary, and the other time it was in reference to the situation in Iraq (http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/10/campaign.lipstick/).
According to this CNN article, other senators and reps have used the phrase as well. It could very well be just a popular idiom that was perhaps not as judiciously used in this particular instance. That said, at least B.O. hasn't been launching other personal attacks on community organizers or his opponents; so far he has kept his attacks policy-based. Republicans haven't played quite so graciously, and that Hasselback comment on Michelle O. was beyond unprofessional, not to mention petty considering that post-RNC, Palin hasn't even bothered to step up and answer *any* questions.
I had a dream where I told Sarah Palin off. It was a very satisfying experience, I must say.
i wouldn't say naive, but you are very wrong about his 'attacks'. He is great at letting his henchmen do some of the dirty work and at double speak. he's done it for a year and a half now. He is also the FIRST ONE to cry foul to others then says "get off it" when they play the same game.
Yes it is commonly used. It was his timing and selection. He's an orator. he didnt' have better options? if words matter so much why would you want to drop some that can be interpretted that way? and quite easily. The audience burst out in laughter, for which he paused, immediately. They weren't laughing because of the cliche he used but because of his obvious double meaning. They yucked it up some and while it is debatable if its "sexist". its STUPID. Its fodder for the other side which keeps things from being where they should. Erodes his entire argument of being above it and "not playing politics". WORDS are politics. He's playing on the varsity squad.
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